Window casing



Feb. 16 1926. 1,573,452

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CHARLES H. RICHARDS,0F AURORA, ILLINoIs, Assrenoa or earn-HALF T0 nIoHs'ro MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A conroaa rron OF ILLINOIS.

WINDOW CASING.

Application filed June 4, 1925. Serial No. 34,837.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. RICHARDS, acitizen of the United States, residing at 678 Douglas Avenue, Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in IVindow Casings, of which the following'is a specification.

This invention relates to casings for doors, windows and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a ready means for easing the edge of w 111- dow openings and the like and one which .will make it easy to apply plaster.

Another object is to provide a corner bracket to be used in connection with the casing element which lies along the window opening so as to provide a ready means for turning the corner.

These and other objects, as will hereinafter appear, are accomplished by this in vention which is fully described in the fol lowing specification and shown in the ac companying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of one cor ner of a window casing;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the corner bracket removed; and

Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the corner bracket removed.

The embodiment is illustrated in connection with a partition 10 having a door casing at each side of it as is shown in Fig. 2. Along metal plate 11 is secured to the wood frame of the partition by means of nails 12.

Each of these plates'is preferably longitudinally corrugated as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and has a series of holes 13 formed therein, the better to receive and hold the plaster 1 1 as will hereinafter be described.

The inner edge of each plate is bent back at 15 so as to partially overlap the plate 11 and this portion 15 is preferably made arcuate.

It will be noted that the plates 11 terminate in a plane at right angles to the length of the plate so that no material is lost due to portions being sheared from the plate and a great deal of labor is also saved in thus constructing it.

To join the two plates 11 and 11 and to form the corner, I have provided a corner bracket 16 which is preferably a generally segmental casting or body and which has laterally extending ears 17 which lie at right angles to each other and which are adapted to fit receiving spaces or under the bent back portions 15 when the plates 11 and 11" are set at right angles to each other as shown in Fig. 1. The portions 18 are slightly raised above the cars 17 and are given the configuration of the bent back portions 15 so that when assembled as illustrated in Fig. 1 they become substantially continuations of the edges 15. The brackets 16 are provided with holes 19 through which nails may be driven to secure these brackets in place adj acent the door or window opening.

I have also provided a finishing strip 20 which is adapted to contact the edge 15 at one side while the other side of the strip rests upon the casing member 21 which is secured to the partition member 10, by nailing. In a door casing a stop 22 is also provided. The strips 20 and 20 are mitred and are secured in place by means of nails 23 which are driven into the frame 10 of the opening.

After the plates and corner brackets are secured in place, plaster is applied in the usual way, the edges 15 serving as a uniform means for striking it off. Owing to the curved edges 15 a very neat effect is produced and the whole may be painted or decorated in any desired manner. The finishing members 21 and 22 are then nailed in and the strips 20 put in place.

Thus it will be seen that a very satisfactory means is tlms provided for easing the openings of windows, doors and the like and one which can be satisfactorily executed with a minimum of both labor and materials.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes therefore in the construction and arrangement may be made which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A corner bracket for casings of the class described comprising a substantially segmental body provided with an attaching portion, and ears extending from the internal angle of the body adapted to engage and substantially completely and transposed plates.

' 2A corner bracket for casings of the class described comprising a substantially '5 segmental body provided with an attaching portion, a forwardly oflset right angle member on said body, said member having its terminals reduced to form ears extending from the internal angle of the body, said ears being adapted to engage and substan- 10 tially completely and transversely fill receiving spaces of angularly disposed plates.

CHARLES H. RICHARDS. 

